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If I was listening to that sound byte correctly (should have a pause between the two pickups), I thought the 85 played first sounded better. The 60 played second seemed to get lost in the lix a little.

Most people put the higher output 85 in the bridge and the lower output 60 in the neck.

If you put that 60 in the bridge, you better drop that 85 so far in the cavity, it'll meet James Cameron diving for the Titanic
The 85 will overpower the 60 by a country mile (it will overpower the 81 as well)

If you ask me, the only thing working in the bridge with an 85 in the neck, is another 85

You might get away with a 60 Bridge / 81 neck-combo, but your current idea is not one I'd recommend

I have a 81b/60n Ibanez, and a 85b/81n BC rich
That BCR came with 81b/85n setup and I really had to swap the p'ups because it was close to impossible to balance the outputs of them in those positions

PS: If you kept the amp settings the same for that clip, it'd be no surprise it would favor one of the pickups and working detrimental to the sound of the other

I never had any problem balancing output with EMGs, even when I got my first guitar with them that had the 81 in the bridge and 85 in the neck. I just prefer the sound of the 85 in the bridge and got it to work fine with the 81 or 60 in the neck.